Sunday, 23 October 2011

The Big 500 Tiny Giveaway!

Tiny prizes made special-like for a tiny giveaway!

First Prize is this teeny sock monkey. Standing at just 15cm tall, he's the 2nd smallest sock monkey I have ever made (actually the smallest was technically a bear so this probably IS the smallest monkey I've ever made *EXCLUSIVE*). Please remember that my monkeys are not toys and are intended for adult collectors over 14 years of age.

The 2nd and 3rd names out of the hat will each win a hand drawn ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals). ACEOs are tiny art works. At 2.5"x3.5" they are the same size as trading cards and are extremely collectible. These ones are drawn by me with fineliner and painted with watercolour and gouache in an exclusive fashion to match the exclusive giveaway colours.

HOW DO I ENTER?!?!?!?

Simply leave a comment on this blog post in answer to my question.

Comments left on Twitter/Facebook/Flickr etc., are not guaranteed be counted.

Please leave your contact name and email address in your comment so that I can contact you for your postal address if you win.

You can comment as many times as you like, but your name will only be entered once.

Entries must be in by midnight on Sunday 30th October

I will pick winners names at random from a hat. Or bowl. Or something. Probably on Monday 31st October, but don't quote me on that in case I forget.

My decision is final.

And the question is this:In the UK, "Monkey" is slang for £500. If you were lucky enough to have a spare £500, what lovely handmade goods would you spend it on?

You don't have to say you would give it away to charity, or buy nice things for your loved ones (and you don't have to say you would buy my monkeys, I won't be swayed by flattery.. haha), we're talking selfish purchases here. And I'm kind of interested to see your favourite shops ;)

30 comments:

Aww... that's a question....Hmmm... I would buy... PAPER - hand marbled paper from my book-binder colleague in USA... Hand-printed decorative papers to use for book covers.... Also Books - a fab hand-bound leather journal, in red - I really want a red leather journal! And other handmade books... and a couple of mini soft toys... and one or two prints from some Facebook and Etsy friends... and ...Oh, lots!! £500 is a lot of pocket money, but I promise I would spend it wisely (hint, Mr. Lotto person!)Thanks for the interesting question. Love that monkey by the way - Uber-Cute!

whooohooooooo!!!!!! Okay, first I'd spend £500 on felt bananas for all my munkies. Any extra would be spent on a whole galaxy of stars from ButterflyLove1 http://www.etsy.com/listing/67649622/baby-black-hole-now-with-adoption I have a red dwarf but he needs friends!

This dress (http://shop.princesslasertron.com/product/rebecca-dress-pl210) from Princess Lasertron. Not that I am planning on getting married, it's just such a cute dress! And comes in just under the $500 mark, so lets throw in one of her broaches too! :D

I would love to have 500 to spend on all my favourites on Etsy,,as a plush collector I would go shopping in some of my fav shops, kitty pink stars, felt me up, scratch craft, sweet poppy cat, and wool crazy..is there was any change I would have to stock up on some new mohair too for a new project..and not forgetting get myself an adorable monkey too.

I would def purchase sock monkey - blush, she is on my christmas wish list, I only hope that people are aware of this! I would spend the rest on goodies from little black heart, caroline rose art, polka, pants and paper, kitty eden and roslyn mitchell. I am in awe of you clever crafters! I might even purchase some bits and bobs and start making cards again, I used to enjoy it, but never seem to have the time anymore.

A monkey would be worth, as of this writing, a few cents shy of $800. What would I get with that money? Shoes. I am often quite rough on my shoes, yet I know that a well-crafted pair of shoes will last for many years. England still has a few cobblers making their wares by hand, such as Edward Green or John Lobb, so the almost-$800 would go toward buying a nice pair (or possibly two, depending on how casual I go).

I would have to buy all of Elizabeth Pawle's badges on Etsy and then her prints, and an Elsita paper cut and a notebook from fiona T and ALL my christmas cards from little black heart and something beautiful from gracie's garden bazaar and the russian crew from Hole in my pocket and I still have some money left.... this is a bit like a christmas list, maybe I'll print it out and leave it lying around somewhere hmmmm...

£500, well to start off with I would be buying some gorgeeous jewellery, a girl can never have too much I say, lots of fave shops, but one in particular is the lovely Jacqueline Austen of http://www.folksy.com/users/JAustenJewelleryDesign

I would also love to buy some fantastic artwork, again, there is so much choice, but really love Janice Ashworth's style at http://www.folksy.com/users/Wellydoggallery

And I have seen the most gorgeous Mosaics from Funky Mosaics http://www.folksy.com/shops/FunkyMosaics

I couldgo on and on, there are so many shops I could happily spend my virtual £500 pound in.

£500, well to start off with I would be buying some gorgeeous jewellery, a girl can never have too much I say, lots of fave shops, but one in particular is the lovely Jacqueline Austen of http://www.folksy.com/users/JAustenJewelleryDesign

I would also love to buy some fantastic artwork, again, there is so much choice, but really love Janice Ashworth's style at http://www.folksy.com/users/Wellydoggallery

And I have seen the most gorgeous Mosaics from Funky Mosaics http://www.folksy.com/shops/FunkyMosaics

I couldgo on and on, there are so many shops I could happily spend my virtual £500 pound in.

Okay, if I hand £500 to spend on handmade googies, I would buy a monkey from you, another Puff from Kitty, one of Jeanette Houses's little paintings, one of Chalkhill Studios lovely journals, some jewellery from Ami Designs and Book Jewells, a moleskin notebook from Inkmeup, a painting from TheCyclingArtist, some ceramic from Prince Design and many many more...

Hmmm... a difficult question because to be honest I need at least 5 million pounds for all the things that I 'need' but if I've only got £500 to spend then it would probably have to be on a lovely Caroline Rose Art Muriel for my lovely new cottage in Belper. :D

Oh goodness, I imagine that a lot of that 500 quid would go to the lovely BigFish ( http://BigFish.etsy.com ) for enough supplies to last me til doomsday. I might also treat myself to a lovely piece for my home by isabelleabramson! (http://www.etsy.com/shop/isabelleabramson) Congrats on the 500! :)